congressional districtVirginia 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+26.1
2008D+37.3
2012D+35.9
2016D+51.6
2020D+55.7
2024D+49.3
net swing · 2004→2024D+23.2D+26.1 → D+49.3
vs. U.S. · 2024D+50.8D+49.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 73.7% of 529,691 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
285,062
92,749
12,417
390,228
529,691
73.7%
2020
303,973
83,569
8,483
396,025
519,691†
76.2%
2016
264,678
75,626
25,779
366,083
493,123†
74.2%
2012
237,171
110,551
5,055
352,777
465,007†
75.9%
2008
231,284
104,888
2,950
339,122
445,864†
76.1%
2004
185,934
108,380
2,870
297,184
426,721†
69.6%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupVA-8VirginiaUnited States
Irish11.6%9.1%9.4%
English11.4%12.0%9.5%
German11.1%10.1%12.5%
Italian5.7%3.9%4.8%
American2.9%8.4%5.3%
Polish2.7%1.6%2.2%
Scottish2.1%1.9%1.3%
French1.9%1.3%1.6%
Salvadoran4.6%2.1%0.7%
Mexican2.8%2.4%11.3%
Guatemalan1.9%0.7%0.5%
Puerto Rican1.7%1.4%1.8%
Bolivian1.6%0.4%—
Honduran1.2%0.7%0.3%
Peruvian1.2%0.5%—
Colombian0.7%0.3%0.4%
African American†7.2%15.6%9.9%
Ethiopian2.4%0.5%—
African0.8%0.9%0.5%
Ghanaian0.3%0.2%—
Nigerian0.3%0.2%0.2%
Jamaican0.3%0.3%0.4%
Sudanese0.2%——
Asian Indian2.9%1.8%1.4%
Chinese2.0%0.8%1.3%
Korean1.9%0.8%0.4%
Vietnamese1.4%0.7%0.6%
Filipino1.0%0.9%0.9%
Pakistani0.7%0.5%—
Bangladeshi0.3%——
Afghan0.2%0.2%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
VA-8
Virginia
United States
Median age
37.7
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.6%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
VA-8
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$131,383
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.7%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
69.5%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
VA-8
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
33.8%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
13.2%
7.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
5.1%
2.6%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.1%
1.2%
1.1%
Other languages
3.4%
1.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
VA-8
Virginia
United States
Catholic
—
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Virginia 8th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+26.1%
2008
+37.3%
2012
+35.9%
2016
+51.6%
2020
+55.7%
2024
+49.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
8
D
71.5%274,593
24.7%94,676
383,915
2022
8
D
73.5%197,760
24.8%66,589
268,936
2020
8
D
75.8%301,454
24.0%95,365
397,745
2018
8
D
76.1%247,137
23.7%76,899
324,748
2016
8
D
68.4%246,653
27.3%98,387
360,676
2014
8
D
63.1%128,102
31.4%63,810
203,076
2012
8
D
64.6%226,847
30.6%107,370
351,187
2010
8
D
61.0%116,404
37.3%71,145
190,748
2008
8
D
67.9%222,986
29.7%97,425
328,197
2006
8
D
66.4%144,700
30.6%66,639
217,909
2004
8
D
59.7%171,986
36.9%106,231
287,919
2002
8
D
59.8%102,759
37.3%64,121
171,799
2000
8
D
63.3%164,178
34.1%88,262
259,199
1998
8
D
66.7%97,545
33.1%48,352
146,287
1996
8
D
66.4%152,334
28.1%64,562
229,421
1994
8
D
59.3%120,281
39.3%79,568
202,673
1992
8
D
56.1%138,542
41.6%102,717
247,126
1990
8
D
51.7%88,475
44.6%76,367
171,121
1988
8
R
37.7%93,561
62.3%154,761
248,400
1986
8
R
38.2%44,965
61.8%72,670
117,655
1984
8
R
43.4%97,250
55.8%125,015
224,091
1982
8
R
48.6%68,071
49.7%69,620
140,070
1980
8
R
48.3%94,530
48.8%95,624
195,897
1978
8
D
50.5%56,137
2.4%2,632
111,170
1976
8
D
51.6%83,245
42.6%68,729
161,327
Virginia's 8th stretches across the dense, highly educated suburbs just outside Washington, D.C., where federal employment and a diverse professional workforce have made D+49 presidential margins routine over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.3 points.
A population of 784,221, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $131,383 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 7.
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How did Virginia 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Virginia 8th Congressional District voted Democratic by 49.3 points (D+49.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 390,228 votes cast, 285,062 went Democratic and 92,749 went Republican.
How many people live in Virginia 8th Congressional District?
Virginia 8th Congressional District has a population of 784,221 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Virginia 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in Virginia 8th Congressional District is $131,383 — above the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Virginia 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Virginia 8th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
